Radioman193

I got my New $5 Water Proof XL5 yesterday
and got the $10 rims Yesterday

and NO More Hotglue!!!!!!!!!!!!


All the electrinics i had on here before are New and Now sit in the Reciver box like
the Headlight and taillight connector
and
the Motor thermal sensor controle board

what you see on the Motor is the thermal sensor for the motor fan
the High speed High output fan starts to spin up @ 100F




















[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1V-9TvFUPk[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbFuTiZxF5E[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oP0bskP7tM[/youtube]

And who sed that a T-maxx with a SINGLE titan 550 Cant be fun ?

Radioman193

this is my first setups lol

and started out here

I got this truck freefrom a good friend and I Cant use Nitro here
but i do like the truck ALOT so i am maken a few changes to it ....
i took the old motor mount out of my now dead Mad truck and used a traxxas 550 12T
motor and re adjusted the STOCK transmissition for a faster shift to second gear.
i will use 2 12T 550 motors on it as soon as i can get all the parts and the 2 xl5 ESC's
and the t-maxx has all RPM upgraded parts on it .
as it is in these pictures it looks like $#^! but its just in the first phase of the rebuild the "Test Mode"

















this is how the body was when i got it





then i Repainted the body and rims





i added some lights

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXhlT9O7Ds0[/youtube]



I Need MORE light!
i think its time to add the lights to the rollbar
Think ill add 9 more thats 3 in eatch
then backup lights and Brake lights.

Radioman193

then i did my steering mod

Traxxas Steering SUX !!!!
i did a mod to my steering so i dont need to buy a 40+ dollar servo just to steer the thing.
cause my steering servo went for a meltdown bigtime.
Now i can use a cheeper high speed metal gear servo.
on all the traxxas rc's that i have had the steering was poor and why it is this way because of the leverage is WAY to low .
all you need to do is to extend the leverage and you will not need 50lbs of force to steer with.
and with ALOT less stress on the servo.
now it turns ALOT sharper than with the old 208g servo and the speed is fine.
now i can over steer and flip the truck over verry easy ......

my steering mod here :


[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9XZG7zTAmI[/youtube]






the extention i put on the servo will flex as it is NOT HARD plastic!
Acting as a "servosaver"
thats why it was not made of steel.

Dimensions: 1.57" x 0.79" x 1.44" (40 x 20 x 36.5mm)
Weight: 1.78oz (48g)

Operating Speed (4.8V no load) : 0.17sec / 60 degrees
Operating Speed (6.0V no load) : 0.13sec / 60 degrees

Stall Torque (4.8V): (13kg/cm) (180oz/in.)
Stall Torque (6.0V): (15kg/cm) (208oz/in.)

Temperature Range: -30 to +60 Degree C
Dead Band Width: 4usec
Operation Voltage: 3.5 - 8.4Volts

Radioman193

So
what do you think of my elcheapo Build ?

guver

My Feedback: (325)

Your ride looks very nice. I'd be afraid to drive it in the mud cuz it looks so much better than any of mine. [X(]

Radioman193

LOL Thanks ........
but yours MUST be better than this thing....................


this was AFTER Mud Bashen with my basher body on it

i went over in the back parkinglot were i can powerslide alot
well the parkinglot is of like a clay and stone mixture .
so there was some large STICKY slop holes in it today well i powerslid into one by mistake at full speed side ways and with 1 tire and i caut a stone that was in it and fliped up in the air about 6 or 7 foot and landed upside down in a NOTHER DAM# Slop hole GRRRR
i wish i was recording then it was AWSOME!!!!!!!!!
i think my bashing body needs to retire now

guver

My Feedback: (325)

My priority has always been "speed" not looks. lol. If one searches carefully there some rare photos of my "ugly" trucks.

cenracingfan

It looks nice where did you get the fan for the motor?Why did your friend give it to you for so cheap?

Radioman193

Thank you

He is a Good long time friend and he GAVE me the truck cause he is into helicopters now and dont use it .
and to date I got $40 invested in it now on the Motor and ESC and rims.
the fan came out of a SMALL computer PSU its a 5v High speed High Output fan.

Radioman193

Radioman193

Hello
if you like the truck and what i have done ...
Please Rate the post .

Thank you .

Radioman193

Note !!!

but
yes i built this truck yes to show just what can be done.

but to show you Dont need to spend Mega dollars to do it like most would have you think you would need to invest to do it.

like

like a $250+ brushless system
a new $45+ tranny
motor mounts that dont work on a T-maxx tranny.
$160+ set of shocks
$120 set of tires
$150 set of rims

like i was told Over and Over a single 550 motor would NEVER work in this truck.

and 7.2v Ni-MH would not "cut it"
well i dont like to be told "you cant" do something so i Did it.
and it works Quite fine.


and im proud of what i can and did do with NO money well i now have about $40 invested in it now

and by all the Short videos i have posted you can see thay were verry wrong.


its to show you can have fun with VERRY little or No money.

PS
and i in NO WAY think or Feel that this truck is better or is the best truck on line.

guver

My Feedback: (325)

There's a good reason your set-up works. This is usually the way it is: with a close to stock gear ratio.

1 motor will not hold up at all with 2 packs.
1 pack will work just fine with 2 motors.
1 motor and 1 pack works fine (even better)

Radioman193

i run 7.2v or 8.4v

and i do run 2 packs but thay are in parallel.

for upto 10000mAh

good long runtimes upto 45 minutes or more depending on what im doing with it.

its cool i got a friend that has a traxxas rustler and he dumps about 2 packs to my 1 when i use a single pack
when i have twins in it he dumps 3 packs to my twins and i still have About 3 to 5 minutes to go.

guver

My Feedback: (325)

Yep, that should work fine.

Radioman193

Thats what i was thinken

cummins driver

My Feedback: (31)

Looks like fun to play with. I used to have a t-maxx that I did something similar to that with. I never took the time to set mine up very good though because i didnt want to spend any $$ on it.

You can 100% have fun with that truck. It looks like a lot of fun to drive. Its just that a brushless truck of the same size on 14+ volts will have a lot more power for certain situations, or speed runs. That truck moves very good for just 7.2 volts, and a single 550 motor though. I think the 2 speed in the transmission makes all the difference. I think it would help even more if you put a forward only conversion in it.

Eric

Radioman193

and why do iNeed a FOC ?

cummins driver

My Feedback: (31)

Because it gets rid of the centrifugal clutches in the transmission that allows the spur gear to spin until the motor is turning enough RPM to engage them. Plus, it also removes rotating weight that is robbing some power.

Radioman193

i completely re adjusted the centrifugal clutches in the transmission in 1 complete turn of the spur the drivetrain isengaged .
in forward or reverse .
I removed the safetylip off the clutch drum with a dermel but keeping the engagement pins so this can be done.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bRsAjQhWtk[/youtube]


but yes the mass is still there but i dont stress it as the foc will not make that Large of a change for what i do with it.

Plus i NEED my Reverse............

trx1

My Feedback: (2)

DUDE!!!!!! im now your biggest fan! been wanting to do this for a while,
and now that i c it can b done.
forget the naysayer, the LOW DOUGH BASHERS rule!

Radioman193

LOL

Ty

I feel you dont need to put $1500 to $2000 into a truck to have fun
i dont think i could have as mutch fun if i spent $1500 cause i would be tryen to keep from breaking it all the time.

I hope you have fun building yours i know i did.

if ya want some info just let me know.

Mclovin350z

Why do you need a reversing trans?

xDIRTYSOUTHx

I love to dump mud on my RC and tell people how messy it is.

Radioman193

lol your funny............................Not

Growup thats something that a Child would think of